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“It’s been a year since the attean,” she pointed out “So far, you’ve lost several enforcers due to the leaks, and security is breached along the perimeters of Sanctuary at leastso is worriso if there’s a chance you have another spy operating inside Sanctuary”

They had caught one only months before, a trusted, lovedto destroy the

“Not possible” Was it?

Hell, he had been investigating this hietting past the co a way in anyway And infor out

“Anything is possible,” sheher attention back to the file for long moments

That studied concentration on her face pricked at him He could feel an awareness he didn’t kno to describeinside him

His flesh tingled at the sensation,invaded The hair along the back of his neck prickled, a feeling he was highly uncomfortable with

Mercury wasn’t accustons of pris the scientists had given hienetics years before his rescue had completely eradicated not just the instinctive responses of his anienetics but also the feral, uncontrollable intensity he used to possess

But now, as he watched Ria’s studied concentration of the files, the hairs at his nape see

“Do you think you can find a spy in those files?” Suspicion echoed heavily in his voice

She lifted her eyes again, her expression disparaging

“That’s not my job,” she drawled “My job is to deterh control of the situation to allow you to possess the nifty little gadgets and toys that Vanderale sends you before they ever hit production Don’t fool yourself, Mercury I’m not here to do your job for you”

She snapped the file closed, her eyes gleaer as she rose from her chair and stalked back to the file table The file was slapped back onto the pile before she bent over for another

She bent over

The skirt tightened over her shapely ass